English Cycles show bikes

[rob56]

Hi folks, just back from NAHBS where I unveiled my race bikes for this season. Today I got the first round of studio shots back so I get to finally share them! Here's the first, my take on aero-road, fully integrated Di2:







More detail shots to follow, plus specs etc.

[rob56]

And here is the second, general road racing and hillclimbs. The beauty of racing in Oregon is that OBRA is outside of USAC and thus no weight limit! 10.8lbs as shown, so will still be under 12lbs with deep section wheels and road racing tires.







Again, more detail shots and full specs to follow....
Cheers,
Rob.

[Juanmoretime]

Rob, excellent work as always.

[pritchet74]

As always, simply amazing.

[Fibre-Lyte]

Very nice, Rob. I hope the show went well for you.

[BMANX]

Rob,

These bikes are amazing. Well Done.

[Boonen]

Awesome bikes Rob!

[dalai]

Very nice craftsmanship indeed!

[Fuchs]

really nice bikes! i love the second one. nice choise of colour too!

[tskubi]

Superb !
can you manage a spec list for us ?

[rob56]

Project Light specs/weights:

COMPONENT LIST
Frame: Custom steel/carbon seattube and headtube 1206
Fork: Enve 1.0 282
Headset: KCNC Morion 3 46
steerer wedge: English custom 12
Stem: English custom steel, ti bolts 108
Handlebars: New Ultimate carbon 190
Saddle clamp hardware: New Ultimate 36
Saddle: Dash g.5 58
Cranks/BB: Lightning with Fibrelyte carbon, KCNC bolts 452
BB: Lightning 78
Rear hub: Extralite Ultrarear 24h 135
Front hub: M5 flanged front 20h 33
Spokes: Pillar extralight titanium bladed 162
Rims: Edge 1.25 (total wheel weight 740g) 410
Tyres: Veloflex record 378
Skewers: Tune 62
Cassette: Recon aluminium 10spd 110
Chain: Wipperman S10 256
Rear derailleur: SRAM Red, tuned 140
Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-ace 62
Front der. Clamp: Parlee carbon 8
Brakes: EE brakes with Enve pads 190
Cables: Nokon/Powercordz 70
Left hand brake lever: SRAM Red, BTP hood 112
Right hand brake/shift: SRAM Red, BTP hood 138
Shifter: BTP carbon downtube shifter 6
Bar Tape: Lizard skins DSP 1.8 42
Pedals: M2 racer orb 98
Bottle cages: BTP carbon 26

4906 g

10.8 lbs

And I almost rode it to the win on the debut race - frustratingly just pipped on the line!

[rob56]

Project Aero spec/weights:

Frame: English Aero road 1688
Fork: 3T Funda Team 340
Headset: Chris King Inset builder's, modified 116
steerer wedge: edge, modified 26
Bar/stem: Pro Stealth Evo, modified 406
Seatmast cap: English with Enve hardware 120
Saddle: SLR 146
BB: SRAM ceramic PF30 78
Cranks: FSA K-Force Light BB30 592
Rear hub: English 182
Front hub: English Aero 120
Spokes: Sapim CX-ray 204
Rims: Enve 6.7 934
Tyres: Veloflex Extreme 478
Skewers: C4 46
Cassette: Shimano Ultegra 11-23 210
Chain: Wiipperman S10 250
Rear derailleur: Shimano Ultegra Di2 272
Front derailleur: Shimano Ultegra Di2 168
Brakes: Simkins Egg brake 282
Cables: Shimano 50
Di2 cables: Shimano Ultegra Di2 46
Di2 battery: Calfee 98
usb port: custom/icarus 4
Shifters: Shimano Ultegra Di2 320
Bar Tape: Lizard Skins DSP 1.8 45
Pedals: Speedplay X-1, with BTP plates 125

7346 g

16.2 lbs

[BMANX]

Rob, if you were riding project aero would it have made up the difference?

[rob56]

Hi Brian - I doubt it, it was an uphill finish so the extra 3lbs I'm guessing would have more than trumped the aeroness! I did have the 6.7 wheels on the light bike, as it was a rolling course with no steep or long climbs. Sure do like those wheels!
Cheers, Rob.

[BMANX]

Rob, did the 6.7 wheels have your aero hubs on these?